Masatoshi Hirai Architects Atelier

With the vision of 'creating "Architecture that Builds" a new network that connects people, time, and space' we aim to develop creative relationships between people and society in response to the challenges of working and living in modern society. Our mission is to propose designs and realize them.
"Architecture that Builds" is a time-space that includes the process by which cities and buildings are conceived, as well as new connections between people, and we believe that it brings independence and joy to us.

Description of business

• 1.

  • Architectural Planning, Design and Supervision
  • Housing (Individual residence/Housing Complex/Villa etc.)
  • Retail and Commercial facility (Bar and Restaurant/Shop/Office etc.)
  • Cultural facility (Museum/Library/Concert Hall etc.)
  • Educational facility (Various Schools/Kindergarten/Private school etc.)
  • Welfare facility (Hospital/Nursing Home/Nursery etc.)

• 2.

  • Renovation and Conversion

• 3.

  • Interior Design

• 4.

  • Furniture Design and Production

• 5.

  • Product Design

• 6.

  • Urban planning, Survey and Research for regions and city planning

• 7.

  • Exhibition Design

• 8.

  • All business related to the above

Registration

First-class architect office Masatoshi Hirai Architects Atlier
Govener of Tokyo Registration No.60040

Masatoshi Hirai Architects Atelier
office: MONPRE DAIKANYAMA 1F-A, 6-7 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0033, JAPAN
tel: +81-3-5708-5806
fax: +81-3-5708-5816
mail: mhaa[at]mhaa.jp

Masatoshi Hirai

1st grade licensed architect in Japan

• 1980

  • Born in Kyoto, Japan

• 2003

  • Graduated from Kyoto Prefectural University

• 2005

  • Completed master's program, University of Tsukuba

• 2005-12

  • Worked at Atelier Bow Wow

• 2009-11

  • Went to England

• 2012

  • Established Masatoshi Hirai Architects Atelier

• 2012-14

  • Design Assistant at Y-GSA, Yokohama National University

• 2014-15

  • Visiting Lecturer at Yokohama National University

• 2017-

  • Concurrent Teacher at Hosei University Graduate School

• 2018

  • COFI Middle-rise Wooden Architecture Design Award 2018, Wood City TOKYO model Architecture Award
  • Wood City TOKYO model Architecture Award

• 2019

  • House building Award 2019

• 2021-

  • Visiting Lecturer at Musashino Art University

• 2022

  • Architectural Institute of Japan New Face Award, Selected on Work Selection in 2020-2021

• 2023

  • Kids Design Award

• 2023-

  • Visiting Lecturer at Showa Women's University

Main Works

• 2003

  • White Limousine YATAI* (Tsumari Art Triennale 2003, Niigata, Japan)

• 2004

  • House of weed* (Cafe in Mito 2004, Ibaraki, Japan)
  • Mito Spatial Map* (Cafe in Mito 2004, Ibaraki, Japan)

• 2006

  • House Tower** (Tokyo, Japan)

• 2007

  • House Crane** (Nagano, Japan)
  • Double Chimney** (Nagano, Japan) Pony Garden** (Kanagawa, Japan)
  • Pony Garden** (Kanagawa, Japan)
  • KRAZY! ** (Vancouver, Canada)

• 2009

  • Linz Super Branch** (Linz, Austria)
  • Höhenrausch** (Linz, Austria)
  • Heartlands Gateway** (Redruth, UK)

• 2010

  • Japan Pavilion at the 12th International Architecture Exhibition, the Venice Biennale in 2010** (Venezia, Italy)
  • Pallazzo delle Esposizioni at the 12th International Architecture Exhibition, the Venice Biennale in 2010** (Venezia, Italy)
  • BMW Guggenheim Lab** (New York, USA / Berlin, Germany)

• 2011

  • Student Apartment Project** (Munich, Germany)
  • House Plateau** (Nagano, Japan)
  • Royal VKB iD/cutlery** ( Delft Netherlands、cutlery )

• 2012

  • Aosando Art Festival 2012 (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Collective housing project in Daikanyama (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Interior design of Exective Officer’s floor at Yokohama National University (Kanagawa, Japan)

• 2013

  • Façade design of Administration Beau at Yokohama National University (Kanagawa, Japan)
  • Membrane Roof Structure and Landscape design for Central Square at Yokohama National University (Kanagawa, Japan)
  • Bar Interior and Graphic design for ‘Meguro bar la casa del PINO’ (Tokyo, Japan)

• 2014

  • House T for two generations (Saitama, Japan)

• 2015

  • Disaster Recovery Public Housing in Osakishirahama (Iwate, Japan, Collaborating with CAt)
  • ‘Archi-Media Studio’ Fablab. at Yokohama National University (Kanagawa, Japan, Collaborating with Unemori Architects)
  • Team Living House (Tokyo, Japan)

• 2016

  • Otsuchi Future Memories (Iwate, Japan)

• 2017

  • T3 Photo Festival Tokyo
  • Hotel in Jingu-michi, Kyoto

• 2018

  • Vocational school in Okinawa
  • Villa Potager
  • Sarugaku Plural Directed Tower
  • Greater Kumagaya Organic Festival 2018

• 2019

  • House F
  • Pet Haircut Salon in Daikanyama
  • Furniture and Little space design for Transfer Plan of Kyoto City University of Arts and Kyoto City Dohda Senior High School of Arts

• 2020

  • Solo Exhibition Design for 'TOKAIDO by Sohei Nishino' and Product Design for Exhibited Artwork
  • House O
  • T3 Photo Festival Tokyo 2020

• 2021

  • Forest Innovation Lab FUJINO
  • T3 Photo Festival Tokyo 2021

• 2022

  • International School of Nagano Gojo Campus
  • hyvä
  • Kyoto City Senior High School of Art（charge of furniture design）

• 2023

  • HUBLIC NAKANO
  • BUG
  • Kyoto City University of Arts（charge of furniture design）

Research Project

• 2012

  • Urban research and local workshop in Spain collaborating with Universidad Europea de Madrid
  • Urban research and studio in Taiwan collaborating National Chiao Tung University (A project at Fujiwara studio)
  • Urban research at Fujiwara and Hirai Independent Studio collaborating with DELIS ARCHITECTURE INSTITUTE Co.,Ltd. as a joint research between industry and university
  • Minato Daimon Project; Proposal for restoration planning for city facilities in Ishinomaki city, Miyagi (A project at Kitayama, Takahashi and Hirai Independent Studio)

• 2012-

  • Archi+Aid (Relief and Recovery by Architects for Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami)

• 2013-15

  • Proposal of Advance Planning for Disaster in Zushi city, Kanagawa (Urban research and city planning collaborating with Yokohama National University Global-local Education and Research Center)

• 2015

  • Summaries of Technical Papers of Annual Meeting of Architectural Institute of Japan (A joint publication with Ms. Shimura and Mr. Ishizuka)

• 2018

  • FCTL Edo-Tokyo International Workshop with PoLiTo, SCI-Arc and Hosei University)
  • Research for Transfer Plan of Kyoto City University of Arts and Kyoto City Dohda Senior High School of Arts

Staff recruitment

Intern recruitment

Currently we are looking for students who would like to work with us as an internship. We have
arranged a desk where you can experience creative and inclusive design activity and will be
waiting for highly motivated applicant.

Number to be welcomed: One or Two
Application qualification: Students of Architectural Design University or Master degree.
Required Skills: Architecture models, CAD(preferable Vectorworks), Photoshop, Illustrator
Allowance: Transport Expenses within Tokyo area
Application method: Please contact us via E-mail with information below.
Name/School/Grade/Term of internship/Reason of your application

Contact Detail
Masatoshi Hirai Architects Atelier
office: MONPRE DAIKANYAMA 1F-A, 6-7 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0033, JAPAN
tel: +81-3-5708-5806
fax: +81-3-5708-5816
mail: mhaa[at]mhaa.jp